Carlos Bocanegra and Racing Santander visit red hot Girona on Saturday and attempt to continue their rise from the bottom of the Spanish Segunda Division.
Carlos Bocanegra helped Racing Santander keep a shutout in his return, but the club's offensive woes continued while Oguchi Onyewu is still waiting for his first Malaga appearance.
New Tottenham Hotspur signing Clint Dempsey has been included in Jurgen Klinsmann's squad for
the home and home games with Jamaica.
Dempsey has to be nowhere near match fitness after missing Fulham's opening games as he tried to
force through his eventful transfer to Spurs.
But with Landon Donovan and Michael Bradley missing from the squad due to injury, Klinsmann had
no choice to include Dempsey, and also Carlos Bocanegra who went through a similar situation with
Rangers, in his 25-man squad.
U.S. Men's National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called 25 players into training campÂ
for the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Jamaica.
The U.S. first faces Jamaica on Sept. 7 in Kingston. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT, and
the match will be broadcast live on beIN SPORT.
Alternative title: The One That Actually Counts. Still... I would absolutely love to hear the
explanation for not calling hot hand Mikkel Diskerud. G - Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard
(Everton), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)D - Carlos Bocanegra (Racing
Santander), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Clarence Goodson
(Brøndby), Fabian
The United States roster for World Cup Qualifying has been announced by Jurgen Klinsmann. The back
to back matches against Jamaica will be a stern test for the mixed roster. Josh Gatt receives a
call up, though has immediately withdrawn due to hamstring injury. Landon Donovan is also not on
the roster after having suffered his own hamstring injury against Mexico down at Azteca.
The new USMNT roster has just been announced only minutes ago. Sean Johnson has again been
called up, which is great news for Fire and USMNT fans. He has earned his spot on the team with his
hard works and goal play, and Jurgen is rewarding him for it. This squad will be facing Jamaica,
not once, but twice back to back for World Cup Qualifying.
Jurgen Klinsmann has called in a 25-man roster for the U.S. men's national team's upcoming World
Cup qualifiers against Jamaica.
Here is the full roster:
GOALKEEPERS (4)Â : Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire),
Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (9)Â : Carlos Bocanegra (Racing Santander), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Steve
Cherundolo (Hannover), Maurice Edu (Stoke City), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Fabian Johnson
(Hoffenheim), Michael Orozco Fiscal (San Luis), Michael Parkhurst (Nordsjaelland), Jonathan Spector
(Birmingham City)
MIDFIELDERS (8)Â : Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Joshua Gatt
(Molde), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), Brek Shea (FC Dallas), Jose Torres (Pachuca), Danny Williams
(Hoffenheim), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
The final day of the European transfer meant moving day for several veteran players of the U.S.
Men's National Team, with deals being decided literally at the last minute. The changes represent a
big opportunity, including moves to bigger leagues, bigger clubs, and European Cup competition.
Here's a review:
CARLOS BOCANEGRA (RACING SANTANDER)The U.
With only hours left in the transfer window, U.S. international Clint Dempsey finally got his
wish as Fulham agreed to a deal with Tottenham on a £6 million move. The deal came after a few
agonizing weeks saw Dempsey consistently rumored in moves to Liverpool and Arsenal, among
others.
The 29-year-old American's desire to move to Anfield fell through today after a £4 million
offer from the Reds was outbid by Aston Villa.
US National Team captain Carlos Bocanegra is now a member of Racing Santander on a season-long
loan, the Spanish second division club announced on Friday. Bocanegra stayed with Rangers after
their forced demotion to the Third Division, playing in yesterday's League Cup game.
Carlos Bocanegra has found a new home, and it is in Spain.
Bocanegra has signed with Spanish second division side Racing Santander on a season-long loan,
the club announced on its webstie on Friday. The deal came hours before the transfer window
closed.
Unsurprisingly Barcelona and Real Madrid dominated Spanish football in 2012. Barca accumulated over 100 points, whilst Real Madrid were ten points behind their bitter rivals. Interestingly during 2012 Valencia and Rayo Vallecano picked up the same number of points as each other, however Valencia drew 10 of their games, Vallecano drew just one a goalless game with Sevilla in September.
Welcome to Spain's Segunda Division, currently home of several clubs you might remember from stints
in the topflight. Alongside the B teams of Barcelona and Real Madrid, we find Sporting Gijon,
Villarreal, and Racing Santander. Why Are We Here? The captain of the United States National Team
chose to stay with Rangers, even after the club was relegated to Scotland's Third Division.
Mayhem continues to reign at Racing Santander as coach Juan Carlos Unzue and Director of
Football Manolo Saiz look set to be axed from the club.
Unzue and Saiz both signed contracts with the Racing club earlier this summer on June 22, with
Saiz agreeing to stay at the club in his Director of Football role for another three years.
Tottenham Hotspur youngster Giovani Dos Santos is closing in on his protracted exit from the
club and is likely to join a La Liga club by the end of the weekend.
Dos Santos, 23, has made a total of 30 appearances across all competitions during his unsettled
four seasons with the Spurs.
Despite scoring three goals and assisting on another three during that time period, the Mexican
starlet never quite held a regular place in Tottenham's squad.
Tottenham Hotspur youngster Giovani Dos Santos is closing in on his protracted exit from the
club and is likely to join a La Liga club by the end of the weekend.
Dos Santos, 23, has made a total of 30 appearances across all competitions during his unsettled
four seasons with the Spurs.
Despite scoring three goals and assisting on another three during that time period, the Mexican
starlet never quite held a regular place in Tottenham's squad.
In memory of Manolo Preciado is a post from: Just Football
by William Abbs
The death of Manuel Preciado in the early hours of last Thursday morning
plunged Spanish football into grief, relegating coverage of the country's build-up to Euro 2012
from the front page of the sports dailies.
In memory of Manolo Preciado is a post from: Just Football
by William Abbs
The death of Manuel Preciado in the early hours of last Thursday morning
plunged Spanish football into grief, relegating coverage of the country's build-up to Euro 2012
from the front page of the sports dailies.
On Wednesday, 54-year-old Manuel "Manolo" Preciado was announced as relegated Villarreal's new
manager and the man tasked with getting the club back in La Liga as quickly as possible. A press
conference unveiling Preciado was scheduled for Friday, but early Thursday morning Preciado
suffered a heart attack and passed away.
Manuel Preciado, who only yesterday signed on with Villarreal CF to become their new coach from
next season, has sadly died from a heart attack today, aged 54.
Preciado was mainly associated as a player with Racing Santander but also featured for clubs
such as Real Mallorca and Deportivo Alaves.
U.S. Men's National Team captain Carlos Bocanegra has been sidelined for three weeks since suffering a torn hamstring in the U.S. friendly against Russia last month, but he is close to returning to action for Spanish second-division side Racing Santander.
Bocanegra started running this past weekend, and while he will miss his team's match against Real Madrid B this weekend, he believes he will be available for selection when Racing Santander faces Sabadell on Dec.
Lista definitiva de PoloniaPorteros: Artur Boruc (Celtic), Tomasz Kuszczak
(Manchester United), Lukasz Fabianski (Arsenal).
Defensas: Marcin Wasilewski (Anderlecht), Pawel Golanski (Steaua Bukarest),
Mariusz Jop (FC Moscú), Jacek Bak (Austria Viena), Michal Zewlakow (Olympiacos), Adam Kokoszka
(Wisla Cracovia), Jakub Wawrzyniak (Legia Varsovia).
